Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia

Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia (1019-1062) was Earl of East Anglia from 1053 to 1057 (succeeding Harold Godwinson and preceding Gyrth Godwinson) and Earl of Mercia from 1057 to 1062 (succeeding Leofric and preceding Edwin).

Biography
Ælfgar was the son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia and Godiva, and he became Earl of East Anglia in 1053 after Godwin, Earl of Mercia and his sons (including Harold Godwinson, Earl of East Anglia and the future King of England) were exiled. However, Ælfgar himself would be exiled in 1055 after attempting to put pressure on King Edward the Confessor, and he allied with King Gruffydd ap Llywelyn of Wales against England. He had his daughter Aldgyth of Mercia marry Gruffydd, and he invaded England from Ireland with a fleet of 18 ships. On 24 October 1055, he defeated the English near Hereford, and he was later reinstated as Earl. He died in 1062.